Built by Marc Morganti, the founder, owner, & solo gunsmith at Gemini Customs:
https://gunsmagazine.com/discover/gemini-customs-ruger-gp100/
"Gemini's "normal" build usually works around an "Ultimate" barrel Marc machines from a Krieger barrel blank. I've found a 3″ barrel length to balance well with the heavier Ruger revolvers and helps aiming due to the longer sight radius. There's also a subjective feel I'll call "pointability" seeming to be more comfortable with the 3″ guns."
"My client wanted something a little different than my typical configuration with our 3″ Ultimate barrel, explained Marc. "He wanted something shorter — nearer to 2″. He fancied, as he described it, 'A 7-shot Belly Gun,'..."
"Dimensionally it's not significantly larger than a small-frame 5-shot Ruger SP101, but has 7-shot .357 magnum capacity. That's a good argument for a defensive revolver."
"Marc also cut his remarkable "V8 Hybra-port Porting" into the barrel with four ports on each side, angled "just-so.""
"Just as importantly as doing the action, Marc installs an extended-length, custom-fitted firing pin. A lighter hammer strike on a Ruger often means the need for a longer firing pin and many (most?) leave this step out. Marc also shims the hammer, hammer dog and trigger to keep things centered and running smoothly. "
"... there's a full moonclip conversion (using TK Custom 7x.357 clips) ... the chambers get finish-reamed, honed and micro-polished, charge holes get radiused and polished and the cylinder face is polished."
"Novak 3-dot Tritium Night Sights also got installed, with a double white outline rear dot and orange outline front. Nice, bold sights, easy to see in daylight or at night."
https://gunsmagazine.com/discover/gemini-customs-ruger-gp100/
"Gemini's "normal" build usually works around an "Ultimate" barrel Marc machines from a Krieger barrel blank. I've found a 3″ barrel length to balance well with the heavier Ruger revolvers and helps aiming due to the longer sight radius. There's also a subjective feel I'll call "pointability" seeming to be more comfortable with the 3″ guns."
"My client wanted something a little different than my typical configuration with our 3″ Ultimate barrel, explained Marc. "He wanted something shorter — nearer to 2″. He fancied, as he described it, 'A 7-shot Belly Gun,'..."
"Dimensionally it's not significantly larger than a small-frame 5-shot Ruger SP101, but has 7-shot .357 magnum capacity. That's a good argument for a defensive revolver."
"Marc also cut his remarkable "V8 Hybra-port Porting" into the barrel with four ports on each side, angled "just-so.""
"Just as importantly as doing the action, Marc installs an extended-length, custom-fitted firing pin. A lighter hammer strike on a Ruger often means the need for a longer firing pin and many (most?) leave this step out. Marc also shims the hammer, hammer dog and trigger to keep things centered and running smoothly. "
"... there's a full moonclip conversion (using TK Custom 7x.357 clips) ... the chambers get finish-reamed, honed and micro-polished, charge holes get radiused and polished and the cylinder face is polished."
"Novak 3-dot Tritium Night Sights also got installed, with a double white outline rear dot and orange outline front. Nice, bold sights, easy to see in daylight or at night."
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